Disney/Pixar animation Ratatouille held the top international slot this weekend, with more than $21m from 39 territories. The family film was up 9% at the weekend, thanks to a $9m opening in the UK, and now boasts a $271.8m international tally. Resident Evil: Extinction was up by 18%, holding on to the number two position. The franchise's third instalment took $9.3m across 2,481 screens for a $41.1m total to date. Spain's The Orphanage was the highest new entry. The horror film was at number three, grossing $7.1m from 349 screens at home for a whopping $20,927 screen average. Indian films also fared well - thriller Bhool Bhulaiyaa and drama Laaga Chunari Mein Daag both entered the top 20, taking $4.6m and $2.2m respectively. And Italian comedy SMS: Sotto Mentite Spoglie opened well at home, earning more than $2m from 695 screens.
| ANALYSIS: INTERNATIONAL BOX-OFFICE - WEEKEND OCTOBER 12-14 | ||||||
| (Last | 3-day | |||||
| week) | Film (origin) | gross $ | Scrs | Cume $ | Terr | |
| 1 | (1) | Ratatouille (US) | $21,070,000 | 3,721 | $271,846,000 | 39 |
| 2 | (2) | Resident Evil: Extinction (Aus-Ger-UK-US) | $9,289,600 | 2,481 | $41,066,841 | 26 |
| 3 | (New) | The Orphanage (Sp) | $7,303,627 | 349 | $8,195,664 | 1 |
| 4 | (6) | The Heartbreak Kid (US) | $5,764,226 | 1,146 | $13,964,508 | 5 |
| 5 | (11) | The Kingdom (US) | $5,536,914 | 1,523 | $10,251,244 | 21 |
| 6 | (New) | Bhool Bhulaiyaa (Ind) | $4,591,566 | 756 | $4,591,566 | 17 |
| 7 | (14) | Stardust (US-UK) | $4,586,424 | 1,513 | $32,114,967 | 32 |
| 8 | (9) | The Brave One (US) | $4,556,257 | 2,432 | $20,578,370 | 36 |
| 9 | (4) | Rush Hour 3 (US) | $4,410,181 | 1,941 | $97,461,158 | 41 |
| 10 | (5) | The Bourne Ultimatum (US) | $4,021,639 | 2,045 | $178,626,436 | 37 |
| 11 | (3) | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (US) | $3,683,859 | 1,782 | $53,713,008 | 35 |
| 12 | (53) | The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (US) | $2,843,903 | 990 | $3,789,433 | 10 |
| 13 | (8) | Hairspray (US) | $2,611,900 | 1,499 | $64,876,915 | 28 |
| 14 | (30) | Death At A Funeral (Ger-HK-UK-US) | $2,214,009 | 535 | $10,070,266 | 12 |
| 15 | (13) | Un Secret (Fr) | $2,186,206 | 425 | $5,868,501 | 3 |
| 16 | (New) | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (Ind) | $2,153,087 | 499 | $2,153,087 | 17 |
| 17 | (16) | Michael Clayton (US) | $2,097,168 | 550 | $7,913,350 | 5 |
| 18 | (7) | Superbad (US) | $2,033,187 | 1,631 | $26,811,767 | 23 |
| 19 | (New) | SMS: Sotto Mentite Spoglie (It) | $2,024,120 | 340 | $2,024,120 | 1 |
| 20 | (10) | The Apocalypse Code (Rus) | $2,017,884 | 695 | $6,811,168 | 3 |
| 21 | (39) | Tropa De Elite (Br-Neth) | $2,003,309 | 219 | $3,527,335 | 1 |
| 22 | (33) | Knocked Up (US) | $1,928,672 | 920 | $58,316,303 | 23 |
| 23 | (New) | Earth (Ger-UK) | $1,923,047 | 462 | $1,923,047 | 2 |
| 24 | (12) | Surf's Up (US) | $1,914,922 | 1,849 | $57,320,908 | 33 |
| 25 | (New) | The Game Plan (US) | $1,875,913 | 400 | $1,875,913 | 1 |
| 26 | (15) | Evan Almighty (US) | $1,602,876 | 727 | $69,599,394 | 21 |
| 27 | (21) | The Nanny Diaries (US) | $1,576,672 | 652 | $7,386,609 | 9 |
| 28 | 19) | Happiness (S Kor) | $1,562,449 | 331 | $6,723,591 | 2 |
| 29 | (18) | No Reservations (US) | $1,525,594 | 1,294 | $45,005,996 | 36 |
| 30 | (17) | Hero (Jap) | $1,492,302 | 475 | $59,959,255 | 1 |
| 31 | (47) | The Invasion (US) | $1,374,273 | 822 | $10,703,248 | 8 |
| 32 | (22) | Eastern Promises (US-UK-Can) | $1,347,915 | 404 | $4,578,398 | 3 |
| 33 | (25) | Lust, Caution (Chi-US-Tai-HK) | $1,221,753 | 105 | $9,891,180 | 4 |
| 34 | (24) | 99 Francs (Fr) | $1,166,778 | 472 | $7,714,762 | 3 |
| 35 | (20) | Underdog (US) | $1,103,000 | 718 | $11,666,000 | 10 |
| 36 | (27) | Run, Fat Boy, Run (UK-US) | $957,321 | 268 | $19,558,735 | 1 |
| 37 | (*) | Becoming Jane (UK) | $943,655 | 485 | $14,029,083 | 9 |
| 38 | (New) | Alles Is Liefde (Neth) | $891,664 | 95 | $1,020,649 | 2 |
| 39 | (*) | Premonition (US) | $884,696 | 429 | $33,608,739 | 9 |
| 40 | (23) | War (US) | $864,111 | 618 | $14,619,109 | 12 |
| *re-entry. (c) Screen International, compiled by Leonard Klady | ||||||
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